community home
Britishnoun
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a home provided by a local authority for children who cannot remain with parents or relatives, or be placed with foster parents
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Former name: approved school, community home with education on the premises, CHE. a boarding school for young offenders
Example Sentences
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The death was announced by the Oblate Madonna Residence, a senior community home affiliated with Rev. Kabat’s religious congregation, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 11, 2022
The family befriended Benny Medina, now a well-known talent manager, who was living at St. Elmo Village, a Los Angeles community home center, and invited him to live with them in Beverly Hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
Berkowitz died in his sleep on Feb. 20 in his retirement community home in Dedham after dealing with failing health, the Boston Globe reports.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2022
Nearly four weeks after the collapse claimed the lives of 97 people, the immensity of the loss has settled into Surfside, Fla., a beachfront community home to a mix of retirees and young professionals.
From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2021
Let them call the Peacekeepers and take us to the community home, I thought.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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